Questions tagged [aeronautical-charts]
For questions relating to navigation charts, but not performance charts.
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How can I determine whether or not an airport has an ATIS?
Where can I find the ATIS code and frequency for an airport through a VFR chart? For example, in the case of Frankfort airport (in the attached image), I can see the AWOS frequency but I am unable to ...
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Where can I find the active time of a MOA on the VFR chart?
I am trying to find out the time when the HILLTOP MOA is active and its elevation. Where is this information located in a VFR chart?
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Can you change airways when they cross without a named fix?
There are a few victor airways that cross without a named fix, just two solid lines drawn over each other on the IFR low charts. Can these be used as intersections for changing airways in IFR route ...
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What does the * (asterisk) next to radio and nav aid frequencies on Jeppesen charts refer to?
For Bournemouth, all radio frequencies and LOC IBMH are marked with an asterisk - *
Many other airports also have these markings, such as: Southampton, Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey, Exeter...
However, ...
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What is the difference between a waypoint and a significant point in an airspace?
I know ATS routes are made up of waypoints, but what are Significant Points used for? Is there a difference, or are they really just two names for the same thing?
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What’s the grey altitude depicted in the profile view on Jeppesen charts?
What’s the altitude depicted in grey in the profile view? Why there are some approaches that this isn’t depicted and some are?
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Why are different distances listed for the ILS and the LOC on this approach chart?
Maybe someone has an idea why are there two separate distance values (marked in blue) for ILS and LOC approaches?
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Where can I find airport diagrams for the Philippines?
I would like to have airport map, just like the one that pilots can see when they are taxiing. Is it possible to get such a map, even if you are not a pilot? Perhaps there are applications which a ...
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What do the Airway Letters and the following numbers mean? [duplicate]
For example, from RCTP - ZGGG the route is AJENT MKG A1 ANPOG R200 GLN W22 IDUMA via the AJENT SID to the IDUMA STAR. What does "A1 or R200 or W22" mean? Are they just randomly allocated letters with ...
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What organisation owns intersection names?
I understand that five letter intersection codes (such as WARPI, PAPPI, KUBBS, ROSLY, ZALPO, ...) are unique in the world.
However, their names don't comprise a national prefix (as aircraft tail ...
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Where do I find charts like this for Europe or Global [closed]
I am playing Xplane11 and I am trying to find charts like this
But for Europe or USA and shows every ILS approach, detalied maps etc. For europe I have found one site such as http://www.uvairlines....
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Where are the seaport conventions for VFR charts explained?
VRF charts contain information about seaports. For example, 00 - 50 in the formation block for HNL seems to be for a waterway:
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Is there an equivalent to chart bulletins for Low and High Enroute Charts?
The FAA publishes Chart Bulletins for updates to some charts, but not all.
This does not include IFR Low/High Enroute Charts. Why are they excluded? Is there another type of bulletin that handles ...
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Why is there no Maltese Cross in this non-precision approach chart which has a FAF?
I am wondering why this chart does not show the FAF with a maltese cross as it is used in non-precision approaches to depict FAF.
The chart’s briefing strip refers to D6.0 as the FAF and on the plan ...
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What is the floor of the class E airspace near KRHV when the tower is closed?
See the attached diagram snippet for KRHV in Northern California. The chart supplement says that when the tower is closed the airport surface is class G. At this time, what is the floor of class E in ...
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Does the large 6-pointed star on a sectional warn of dangerous radar facility?
I cannot find an explanation for this symbol on the chart legend.
Example: near BAB, Beale AFB, on the San Francisco Sectional Chart, does it warn of the dangerous radar facility?
Source: skyvector....
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What does this symbol on this Aerodrome Chart mean?
Does anyone know what this symbol on aerodrome charts is?
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Having trouble reading some charts (SBMG-SBLO)
I'm a flight sim user practicing instrument navigation with a short and apparently simple flight, SBMG to SBLO (South America). The distance between the two airports is 49.5 nautical miles (the ...
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How to use airport panel information on sectional chart?
In the Chart Supplement, the airport information includes the chart on which the airport is located. It also includes a panel on the chart where the airport is located. How can I use this panel ...
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When to start descent entering a racetrack under NORDO?
Scenario:
I am flying in IMC, and communications fail completely. IMC persists up until destination, where I will be conducting the following instrument approach:
I am flying direct to ZUNAD from the ...
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Where to find the parking coordinates of the aircraft in the Apron?
Is it possible to find out the coordinates of where the aircraft park in an the Apron? I mean some sort of list for each terminal or aeronautical chart.
I was thinking about the AIP (Aeronautical ...
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What does the “Caution” box mean on the sectional near Half Moon Bay, California?
What does this Caution box on the sectional chart near Half Moon Bay, California mean? Is there an official reference for the meaning of this box?
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Are the airspace times of operation days of the week in local or Zulu time?
The margin of the Enroute High sectional H-4 claims that the times of operation of the airspace R-5107K near El Paso are "1400-0300Z, MON-FRI" (and other times by NOTAM).
If the days of the week are ...
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Which timezone do airspaces that cross a time zone boundary belong to on a VFR sectional?
The Albuquerque VFR sectional claims that the airspace table in the margin use local time, but some of the airspaces in the table cross timezone boundaries. Which timezone do those airspaces belong ...
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Gas Venting Stations: What's The Big Deal?
On sectional charts you can see that, through various restrictions, regulators encourage pilots to avoid flying too close to Gas Venting Stations. These seem to be places where natural gas may ...
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In an Intermediate Approach Segment, why are the Optimum Approach ratio 0% and the max. approach ratio 5.2%?
In an Intermediate Approach Segment, the Optimum Approach ratio is 0% and the max. approach ratio is 5.2%. Where do those specific numbers come from, and what do they mean to pilots?
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For find a value of obstacles height below mentioned in intermediate segment why I should take the IAF MOCA instead of FAF MOCA?
It is said that we have to think all risk of flight in this segment that's why we have to take the 4420ft because the plane can be situated any point in this interval
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How can I identify the FAF on this Jeppesen chart?
According to this Jeppesen ILS Approach Chart:
How can the FAF be identified?
Would it be the point at which the G/S is intercepted?
What is the difference between FAF and FAP?
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What is the map projection for FAA terminal procedure charts?
What is the map projection for FAA terminal procedure charts and what are the parameters (standard parallels) for each specific airport? I couldn’t find any information with the publication ...
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Can IAF and IF be in the same spot?
While looking over an ILS approach chart,
I found that there is a fix where says : (IF/IAF) ACZUP ...
And I was consfused whether the two IF and IAF can be in the same place, or the spot is used as ...
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What units are used for the horizontal grid lines on a sectional?
On a standard 1:500,000 aviation sectional chart, the map is broken down into quadrangle "sections" with a maximum elevation figure printed in blue in the center.
Using a chart-plotter I can see ...
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In the US, how does the distinction between E2 and E3/E4 airspace affect pilots?
In the US, practically speaking, how does the distinction between the E2 and E3/E4 subtypes of Class E airspace affect pilots?
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How do I improve navigation with a VFR sectional chart?
I am doing my PPL atm. I am struggling to navigate with a VFR sectional chart, I am getting lost more often. How do I fix this issue? Any tips?
I have trouble identifying small towns, identifying ...
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Why would an airport be depicted with symbology for runways longer than 8,069 feet even though it is reported on the sectional as 7,200 feet?
This airport, KMKO, Muskogee-Davis Regional in Oklahoma southeast of Tulsa is depicted on the sectional chart with symbology normally reserved for airport with a hard surfaced runway longer than 8069 ...
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What is the inner dashed line on this helicopter chart?
Inside the delta for KSGR is another blue dashed circle. What is this?
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What is the difference between VFR Flyways, Corridors and Transition Routes?
What is the difference between:
VFR Flyways
VFR Corridors
VFR Transition Routes
I can find a Flyway chart on the reverse side of the TAC chart and also Transition Routes in the TAC chart. But where ...
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May an ultralight vehicle pass directly above KEGE at 9200 MSL at 1600Z with no prior authorization without violating FAR 103.17?
May an ultralight vehicle pass directly above KEGE at 9200 MSL at 1600Z with no prior authorization without violating FAR 103.17?
http://vfrmap.com/?type=vfrc&lat=39.643&lon=-106.916&zoom=...
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How can I overlay a VFR sectional on another map to identify features and landmarks?
How do I know which highways and landmarks on a VFR sectional align with which real-world features? Is there a way to overlay the VFR sectional map from the FAA on top of Google Maps or Bing?
Edit: I'...
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How can I find a final approach fix (FAF)?
I have a problem understanding FAF - how can I find FAf on a precision approach without the lightning bolt/zigzag symbol. I know the Maltese cross means FAF for a non-precision approach.
According to ...
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Why does this VOR's compass has an arrow pointing north east?
The VOR compass here has an arrow that points to the north east. I never saw an VOR compass like that. What is the explanation?
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Stadium game at Miami blocking runways? [duplicate]
So I was looking for the Miami In in SkyVector and I saw this.
Apparently a stadium game has the power to block runways in (At least in US).
What is really going on there? I am not well acquinted ...
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What are the historical precedents of today's E2 and E4 airspace? (US)
What are the historical precedents of today's E2 and E4 airspace? From what previous airspace classes did these airspaces evolve? How do these precedents help us understand the significance of the ...
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In the US, can airspace simultaneously be E2 and E4? What happens at KSTC to the airspace in the dashed magenta boundary when the tower closes?
In the US, can the same airspace simultaneously be E2 and E4?
Consider the case of KSTC -- St. Cloud Regional Airport, MN.
http://vfrmap.com/?type=vfrc&lat=45.546&lon=-94.059&zoom=10
On ...
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May the Class-E-to-surface airspace near Eagle County Regional airport (KEGE) and Marshall AAF (KFRI) be ignored when the tower is open?
May the Class-E-to-surface designation indicated by the dashed magenta lines outside the dashed blue circle at Eagle County Regional airport (KEGE) be ignored when the tower is open?
Likewise at ...
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Measurement discrepancy on vfrmap dot com sectional — is the grid wrong?
At Nome Alaska-- KOME-- the E2 airspace (dashed magenta line) is listed as extending 13.2 (nautical) miles east of the airport-- according to this source page E-9 -- https://www.faa.gov/...
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Considering all US untowered airports, what is the furthest distance that E2 airspace (dashed magneta line) projects from the airport?
Considering all US untowered airports (50 states), what is the furthest distance that E2 airspace (dashed magneta line) projects from the airport for which it is designated?
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Why are KACV and KTLV depicted differently on sectional charts than KSGU, KBIH, and KTPL, even though each is E2 w/ E4 extensions?
This question specifically is about non-towered airports surrounded by round circles of E2 airspace, with one or more "extensions" of E4 airspace that abut the E2 airspace. Therefore it is not the ...
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Has there been a recent change in the airspace configuration at KFYV— Drake Field near Fayetteville AR?
Has there been a recent change in the airspace configuration at KFYV-- Drake Field near Fayetteville AR? If so, where can we find an official description of that change?
KFYV -- Drake Field airport ...
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What is the primary reason that the non-towered airports KACV and KTVL have E4 extensions to E2 airspace?
NOTE-- this question is not about why it was desired to protect the airspace that ended up within the E4 "extensions". Rather, this question is about why that was done by designating that airspace as ...
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Why do TACANs not have a symbol for compulsory reporting on IFR Enroute Low Altitude charts?
I am studying the IFR Enroute Low Altitude legend, and I noticed that all NAV Aids other than TACAN have a compulsory reporting point icon.
They do appear on the STAR/DP legend.
Why do TACANs not ...
